Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhiþō

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *wīhaz (sacred, holy) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

Noun

*wīhiþō f[1]

  1. holiness, sacredness

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wīhiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīhiþō *wīhiþôz
vocative *wīhiþō *wīhiþôz
accusative *wīhiþǭ *wīhiþōz
genitive *wīhiþōz *wīhiþǫ̂
dative *wīhiþōi *wīhiþōmaz
instrumental *wīhiþō *wīhiþōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīxiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 466